English
Longyan
Longyan comes from Mandarin 龍巖.
- Mandarinmodern龍巖Lóngyán
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Longyan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern龍巖Lóngyán
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Longyan
Earliest quotation: 2009, Andrew Jacobs, Chinese Tests Reveal Lead in Children Near a Plant: “Xinhua, the official news agency, said that nearly half…”
Every English word from Mandarin 龍巖
Today it means
name A prefecture-level city in southwestern Fujian, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 龍巖 / Longyan